It never had a chance to release on Switch. The odds were literal 0%. They took advantage of Switch hype to gain attention for their product.
Not really misleading, though. They just made Switch owners believe it was coming to the platform without actually knowing whether it'll ever happen or not.
An insinuation isn't all that different from an accusation.
The trailer looks more like a proof of concept, and at the end, it doesn't include the Switch as the platforms it's coming to.
They have been questioned and they responded to the questioning. They've done their due. After that, if they felt the person was being disruptive, it's their prerogative to block him.
Someone blocked someone on Twitter. I don't see why that's a huge deal personally.
They have unblocked him and it seems this matter will be solved via DM:
https://twitter.com/RainwayApp/status/1037407536016777216
I you have no idea whatsoever what false advertising means.Because a company is using the switch as false advertisement and the guy politely asked them and their response was to block them...seem pretty suspect if you ask me. Plus they blocked Jonneh and Razorbeamz so it seems like they will block anyone that will challenge them. You don't do that unless you have something to hide.
Hmmmm.
They shouldn't have blocked him in the first place.
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They've been pretty clear since the beggining that they were pending Nintendo's approval. They never once said that it was approved. It's not a paid product either. It also works on the Switch fine using the pseudo-browser.For those who keep complaining about the thread: The issue isn't that it's not coming to Switch. The issue is that they heavily promoted Switch functionality to garner publicity, only to claim that it won't be available on Switch, at least for the time being. It was advertised in bad faith, and rather than just accepting criticism, they are blindly blocking their critics on a public forum.
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
You could. Nicalis did that quite a bit during the Wii U/3DS era. Yatagarasu for example was originally planned for 3DS, but they moved it to PS4, Xbox One, PC and Vita. This was a game that was funded on Indiegogo that Nicalis picked up much like 90's Arcade Racer that disappeared from a platform they were planning for. Also got a name change to Legend of Raven and I believe 90's Arcade Racer got a name change too but we honestly haven't heard about that one in a very long time.For those who keep complaining about the thread: The issue isn't that it's not coming to Switch. The issue is that they heavily promoted Switch functionality to garner publicity, only to claim that it won't be available on Switch, at least for the time being. It was advertised in bad faith, and rather than just accepting criticism, they are blindly blocking their critics on a public forum.
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
I mean, that's why they're called malaphors.
Nintendo Enthusiast is the name of the site the guy works for.
What's misleading about the marketing?
They said a Switch version could be coming pending approval.
The person who got blocked never insinuated that the Switch version wasn't coming at all. So I don't understand the title of this thread.
You confused rug with rock too? They seem to take spelling errors very seriously.
I do not understand much about laws, but advertising a commercial product on a platform that you can only access by hacking does not sound especially legal.Eh, isn't Rainway supposed to be playable via browser as well? Perhaps it was predicated on the assumption Nintendo would eventually have a working browser. And I'm sure it'll eventually be made available on the Switch by less-official methods eventually if it picks up.
Are the people complaining because they donated money in the past? Or did they put money behind the app in any way? Or are they upset because they posted about it running on Switch on a message board?
Do they have that paneer appetizer with the spinach sauce? I'll take one if they do.Because a company is using the switch as false advertisement and the guy politely asked them and their response was to block them...seem pretty suspect if you ask me. Plus they blocked Jonneh and Razorbeamz so it seems like they will block anyone that will challenge them. You don't do that unless you have something to hide.
Hmmmm.
They shouldn't have blocked him in the first place.
Two Chicken tikka kebab with Naan,
One seek kebab with lots of chili sauce,
One donner kebab,
A portion of chips,
and one spicy pizza.
Does anybody else want anything?
They either lied or were deluded, it was clear that Nintendo was not going to approve such a thing ever.The question is if they intentionally lied or not...I mean, did they ever have it running on Switch or not? This may actually be more of a Nintendo thing, than a Rainway thing. Is it possible they was developing for it, but just never got approval, and then later on started to realize Nintendo was never going to play ball?
I mean if we are going to call out Rainway, we might as well call out Nintendo for it as well. From the sounds of it they got Microsoft's approval.
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
It's 100% free and open source, correct? If Nintendo ever flips the browser switch, it'd be legal. There are people who have tested it on the Switch using the internal browser, we're just waiting for approval or something to change on Nintendos side. It's too far in the grey area and I'd give the devs the benefit of the doubt in this case.I do not understand much about laws, but advertising a commercial product on a platform that you can only access by hacking does not sound especially legal.
Why is that so clear though? And if so, why is Microsoft willing to play ball while Nintendo isnt?They either lied or were deluded, it was clear that Nintendo was not going to approve such a thing ever.
Because Microsoft seeks to unify the Windows 10 and Xbox One Apps and for them to make streaming a PC game on your Xbox One means that you have a PC anyway.Why is that so clear though? And if so, why is Microsoft willing to play ball while Nintendo isnt?
Because Microsoft seeks to unify the Windows 10 and Xbox One Apps and for them to make streaming a PC game on your Xbox One means that you have a PC anyway.
It is not the same position at all.
You don't need to hack shit to access the Switch browser, and even if it did it would be 100% legal.I do not understand much about laws, but advertising a commercial product on a platform that you can only access by hacking does not sound especially legal.
No, that's really what Rainway is. It lets you stream your PC games to other devices like another computer, a mobile device, Xbox, or Switch. Nothing about streaming mobile titles to other systems as far as I'm aware or found on their site. That's their vision of PC gaming, to be able to play them anywhere and being hardware agnostic.Rainway goes beyond PC as far as Im aware.
EDIT: you're just talking about PC games being streamed.
Because a company is using the switch as false advertisement and the guy politely asked them and their response was to block them...seem pretty suspect if you ask me. Plus they blocked Jonneh and Razorbeamz so it seems like they will block anyone that will challenge them. You don't do that unless you have something to hide.
It was misleading from the start and they even had a trailer with Switch as a large focus, and then they went quiet on Switch to no longer being in active development.
Just a reminder for everyone, here's the trailer.
I don't understand the purpose of this thread, someone got blocked and we have a thread because...?
For those who keep complaining about the thread: The issue isn't that it's not coming to Switch. The issue is that they heavily promoted Switch functionality to garner publicity, only to claim that it won't be available on Switch, at least for the time being. It was advertised in bad faith, and rather than just accepting criticism, they are blindly blocking their critics on a public forum.
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
It's their closed platform, it is irrelevant what we think.Rainway goes beyond PC as far as Im aware.
EDIT: you're just talking about PC games being streamed.
So how come Nintendo doesnt want PC games streamed on Nintendo platforms? We know the answer, but does that make it right?
For those who keep complaining about the thread: The issue isn't that it's not coming to Switch. The issue is that they heavily promoted Switch functionality to garner publicity, only to claim that it won't be available on Switch, at least for the time being. It was advertised in bad faith, and rather than just accepting criticism, they are blindly blocking their critics on a public forum.
On-topic: Is it even legal to announce something in this manner as a means to promote your product? Could I, in theory, make an indie game, advertise a Switch release, and then never release it on Switch? (From a legal standpoint)
I hearsay that they had a tech demo webapp working that used the web browser trick (exploit that already got patched once), but they stopped it (a bit late after appearing in various PR) because it would (did) potentially sour the negotiations with Nintendo for getting a dev kit for the actual app.At the time of the video, can one prove they never intended to put on Switch??
Somebody who uses awful logic to exact revenge for being blocked on Twitter lol